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Carl Kielbasa

Advisor at Black Knight Wealth Management, LLC

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Firm

Black Knight Wealth Management, LLC

Location

State College, PA

Credentials

Series 65

Industry experience

4 years

About

Carl Kielbasa is a financial advisor at Black Knight Wealth Management, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Bartell and Bartell, Edmentum, and Herff Jones Company. Outside of advising, Carl works as an education curriculum consultant. Black Knight Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients with portfolio management, financial planning, and coordination with other professional advisors. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis alongside modern portfolio theory to manage customized investment portfolios.

Client services

Based on Black Knight Wealth Management, LLC

Financial planning Portfolio management

Expertise

Based on Black Knight Wealth Management, LLC

Concentrated stock management Options & derivatives strategies Private / alternative investments Life insurance needs analysis College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.)

Fee options

Fixed

Financial planning fixed fees up to $10,000, negotiable.

Percentage

$0 - $1,500,000: 2.00% $1,500,001 - $3,000,000: 1.75% $3,000,001 - $5,000,000: 1.50% $5,000,001 - $10,000,000: 1.00% $10,000,001+: Negotiable

Commissions

Some supervised persons accept commissions for sale of insurance and securities products; disclosed conflicts of interest.

Project-based

Up to $350 per hour for financial planning services, negotiable.

Other

Fee-only: Asset-based fees negotiable; typical fee tiers as listed above.

Location

State College, PA

Most active in

Pennsylvania

Work history

Black Knight Wealth Management, LLC

2020 - Present (6 years)

Great Minds, PBC

2019 - Present (7 years)

Bartell and Bartell

2018 - 2019 (1 year)

Edmentum

2017 - 2018 (1 year)

Herff Jones Company

2014 - 2017 (3 years)

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